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Ecclesiastes 3:15
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I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.
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That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
That which hath been is nowH3528; and that which is to be hath alreadyH3528 been; and GodH430 requirethH1245 that which is pastH7291.
Original Hebrew
מַה־שֶּׁהָיָה כְּבָר הוּא וַאֲשֶׁר לִהְיֹות כְּבָר הָיָה וְהָאֱלֹהִים יְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־נִרְדָּף׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
מַה |
mah- | H4100 | HTi | whatever |
שֶּֽׁ/הָיָה֙ |
she./ha.Yah | H1961 | HTr/Vqp3ms | that/ (it) is |
כְּבָ֣ר |
ke.Var | H3528 | HD | (has been) already |
ה֔וּא |
Hu' | H1931 | HPp3ms | it |
וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר |
va./'a.Sher | H834 | HC/Tr | and/ (that) which |
לִ/הְי֖וֹת |
li/h.Yot | H1961 | HR/Vqc | (is) to/ be |
כְּבָ֣ר |
ke.Var | H3528 | HD | already |
הָיָ֑ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | it has been |
וְ/הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים |
ve./ha./'E.lo.Him | H430 | HC/Td/Ncmpa | and/ (the)/ God |
יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ |
ye.va.Kesh | H1245 | HVpi3ms | he will seek |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
נִרְדָּֽף |
nir.Daf | H7291 | HVNsmsa | (what) was pursued |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
- H3528 — כְּבָר (kᵉbâr, keb-awr'): from כָּבַר; properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto; already, (seeing that which), now.
- H7291 — רָדַף (râdaph, raw-daf'): a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- which hath — Ecclesiastes 1:9-10
Reciprocal references (1): Ecclesiastes 6:10
Related Topics
- Nave’s: GOD
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